Shapiro v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Bigelow, V. C.

Complainant sues on a policy of insurance issued by defendant May 1st, 1930, upon the life of Barney Laden, who died one year later. Complainant asks a decree that defendant endorse the policy so as to designate complainant as beneficiary and that defendant pay to complainant the amount due on the policy. Defendant, by counter-claim, prays that the policy be canceled on the ground that it was fraudulently obtained by Barney Laden. The actual controversy arises upon the counter-claim and not upon the bill. Laden told the .company’s agent that he was forty-five years old;…